The narrator of this book decides to become a writer after borrowing Falk's library card to check out H. L. Mencken's collection Prejudices. While working for an optical company, this book's narrator is tricked by Olin into fighting with his coworker Harrison. Near the end of this book, the narrator leaves the Communist Party after witnessing the trial of his friend Ross. This book's second section, "The Horror and the Glory," describes the narrator's encounters with racial prejudice in Chicago, and was originally published separately as Americ
The narrator of this book decides to become a writer after borrowing Falk's library card to check out H. L. Mencken's collection Prejudices. While working for an optical company, this book's narrator is tricked by Olin into fighting with his coworker Harrison. Near the end of this book, the narrator leaves the Communist Party after witnessing the trial of his friend Ross. This book's second section, "The Horror and the Glory," describes the narrator's encounters with racial prejudice in Chicago, and was originally published separately as American Hunger. Its first section, "Southern Night," begins with its author relating how he accidentally burned down his family's house in Mississippi. For 10 points, name this autobiography by Richard Wright.
The narrator of this book decides to become a writer after borrowing Falk's library card to check out H. L. Mencken's collection Prejudices.
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